Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-12-15

enger depot here in this city. We have
certainly proved to you that Luther
Shaffer was there at the time OF the
murder and that he received some of
the piunder, and it is for the defense to
show where he received it, if they can.
Mr.. Brown then explained the fact OF
the revolver and shells being OF the
same calibre and the fact that the re
revolver is five chamber one and the
finding of the four empty shells in the
house proves that the man that did the
deed did not care to be found on the
public road or by.way, with only one
cartridge in his revolver. Then he
went over the fact Of his having been
seen by HadAllison producing revolver;
then by Rot ert Billet and Susan Reese,
who saw him OH mountain on old coal
road.
Here Mr.. Holohan objected to drag
gmg IN outside matters. The court de-
cided that there had been nothing
brought in exec pt what was in evidence.
Mr.. Brown stated that he proposed to
argue the case iu . fair manner; in fact
| il needed no argument, and it was not
necessary to drag in outside matters as
there was too much in the case against
the prisoner already. Then stating how
Shaffer produced the revolver and how
Robhy and Miss Reese ran away from
him in their fright, and next showed
where he had been seen on Sugar Valley
Narrows road on Saturday, at different
times, rs late rs 80 p. IN. Next he
was seen on Sunday going to krom's
Hotel, getting his dinner. After din
ner he is seen in lumber yard showing
watches, among them the watch nt
John Culvey, which was seen at Isaiah
Culvey'S house as late as six O'Clock
Saturday evening. and it was shown by
Shaffer on Sunday evening in lumber
yard, he having arrived in Lock Haven
four hours earlier. How in the name of
God could he have gotten it from any
other place but from the house of Isaiah
Culvey ? Then the speaker went over
the route Shaifer took up the river, and
where he sold the Culvey watch, and
also where he told "A fellow-workingman
that he was not going to "ham-
mer hemlOck knots" any longer
also telling him OF the murder, being
the first TO tell him of it, and to the re-
mark that the man that did it should
be burned at the stake, he said, mo
that the man that had sand enough in
the back of his neck TO do such thing
should be let go" Then he came ba Il
to Lock Haven but did not stay long ,as
he found the suspicion was on Luther
Shaffer. He then starts back TO Norti
Bend, and goes up creek towards Yoll
State, stopping at Edgar'S and getting
| his bundle, in which were the two pair
of pants-one of which had the
stains and the other corresponding Will
the goods in Isaiah Culvey'S vest
Then stating on his road TO the men a
the camp, that he was going TO leave
the country, and finally, when he wa:
arrested he was only forty miles from
the York State line. After he was ar
rested, he said 10 Mr.. Westbrook. IF
| had not got lost in the woods last night
sou would not haye me here now.
Then he went over the analysis of spot:
on chemise and pantaloons, and told
the jury the test would be more fully
| explained to them. He also stated that
he had no fear of the result as he
thought they had shown chain of cir
cumstantial evidence that bound the
defendant tighter than any positive cv.
iGeuce that could be produced.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Browns
speech, of which the above is only a
hurried synopsis, court adjourned unit
two O'Clock p. IN.